zustopfen
[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“zustopfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Offenes mit (oftmals eher weichem, anpassungsfähigem) Material füllen (stopfen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zustopfen · zustopfen · German
zustopfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zustopfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zustopfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zustopfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zustopfen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zustopfen, spelled Z-U-S-T-O-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Offenes mit (oftmals eher weichem, anpassungsfähigem) Material füllen (stopfen)
- 2ein Loch in einem Gewebe mit der Technik des Stopfens verschließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zustopfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch diese Ritzen pfeift der Wind, stopf die doch mit Moos zu.
Die handgestrickten Socken haben zwei Löcher, sobald ich die richtige Wolle wiederfinde, werde ich die Löcher wieder zustopfen.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.